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Smart School Councils Community Apprentice job description What is the Smart School Councils Community? The Smart School Councils Community (SSCC) is a new not for profit organisation that is based in Tottenham. We help young people to have a say in their schools through school councils. School councils are elected groups of young people in […]
As we get nearer to Christmas and New Year, I thought I’d write a little blog about what’s been happening here at the Smart School Councils Community (SSCC). It’s the first few months that we’ve been able to dedicate more time to the growth of the organisation, and it’s been quite an exciting time. Training: […]
How are school councils like pirate ships? We’re not quite sure but on January 28th at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre we’re going to find out. Young members of the Smart School Council Community, all secondary school and college students themselves, have been planning an amazing event for the borough’s primary students. We have space […]
When you’re planning a project, how can you break it down into small steps? Another Monday, another new resource to help your school council. This week, here’s a project planner that encourages you to break your projects down into small manageable chunks. Once you’ve decided what your project is, then start working backwards to see […]
How well are your school council meetings going? Happy Monday everyone! Last week, we wrote a simple meeting evaluation tool to help your school council meetings to improve. It’s based on our READY criteria. Give it a try here: https://www.smartschoolcouncils.org.uk/resources/school-council-meeting-evaluation-tool/
Last week Greg and I were visiting school council in the Czech Republic again and as before we learned loads from this trip. One of the things we recommended to them – something we suggest to all schools – is to try to visit one another and learn from each other’s practice. They were particularly […]
We’re looking for 11-18 year-olds who want to help primary students be school council stars in their school. If you’re involved in your school council, interested in democracy or community action we want you to join us! You will enjoy sessions on community-mapping, identifying issues, presenting ideas and voting on key priorities for the planning […]
The Guardian’s Teacher Network is running a great competition for schools called ‘The school we would like’. It’s pretty simple. Your school thinks of an idea for a project that will improve school life for the whole school community. The idea for the project has to cost no more than £5,000, and the best idea […]
How can you change your school council to make it more active and easy to run? The first few weeks back at school after the summer break are a pretty crazy time, and loads of school councils launch right back into the bad practice that they’ve always done. To challenge this, here are ten simple ideas […]
Due to the Bill of Education every student in Poland has lots of rights. These are framed not as things that schools have to do, but things that all students must be able to do. When you go to school for the first time, you are automatically a member of the school council. In many […]